Robot dispenses medicines at Latifa Hospital

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Dubai Health Authority (DHA) inaugurated a smart pharmacy with a robot for dispensing and prescribing medication in Latifa Hospital yesterday. Two smart pharmacies each were inaugurated at Rashid Hospital and Dubai Hospital earlier this year.

The robot in Latifa Hospital can store up to 35,000 medicines and dispenses around nine prescriptions in less than a minute.

The robot dispenses the prescribed medication based on a bar code, minimising any human error. (Staff Report)